Caeria

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Caeria (died 344/343 BC), was an Illyrian queen who reigned in the second part of the fourth century BC.

Cynane, an Illyrian princess and daughter of Philip II of Macedon, engaged in battle with Caeria in 344/343 BC.[1] An account cites that Cynane accompanied her father when this happened during his campaign in Illyria.[2] Caeria was killed by Cynane in a hand-to-hand combat with a blow to the throat,[3] and with great slaughter, her army was also defeated.[4]

See also[]

  • List of rulers of Illyria

References[]

  1. ^ Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire; by Waldemar Heckel
  2. ^ Lightman, Marjorie; Lightman, Benjamin (2008). A to Z of Ancient Greek and Roman Women. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8160-6710-7.
  3. ^ Mayor, Adrienne (2016). The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-691-17027-5.
  4. ^ Polyaenus 5 - Women


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